Device for securing golf clubs

Abstract

The device for securing golf clubs is intended for use in combination with a golf club bag having a mouth portion for receiving golf clubs and comprises a set of plates having slots which cooperate with each other to secure one or more golf club shafts between the slots. The device also contains a locking mechanism to secure the golf clubs to the bag.

I claim: 
     
       1. A device for securing golf clubs, comprising: a top, bottom, and slide plate, said plates having a plurality of slots defined by an edge, said bottom and slide plates each further having locking means comprising at least one hole;   a collar having an inside and outside wall with an opening extending through said walls, said inside wall permitting horizontal linear movement of said slide plate and said locking means of said slide plate is movably disposed within said opening and said top and bottom plates are rigidly attached to the top and bottom of said collar respectively.   
     
     
       2. The device of claim 1 wherein said locking means of said slide plate has a first and second hole and the movement in one direction of said slide plate causes the first hole to be in alignment with the hole of said bottom plate while movement in the opposite direction causes the second hole to be in alignment with the hole of said bottom plate. 
     
     
       3. The device of claim 2 further comprising securing means, disposed between either the first or second hole of said locking means of said slide plate and the hole of said locking means of said bottom plate to prevent the movement of said slide plate. 
     
     
       4. The device of claim 3 further comprising a plurality of golf clubs disposed within the slots of said device such that when the slots of said plates are aligned the clubs are easily moved within said slots and which, when said sliding plate is moved toward said clubs, the edges of said slots prevent the removal of said clubs. 
     
     
       5. The device of claim 4 further comprising attaching means, fastened to said device, which allows for the attachment of said device to a golf bag. 
     
     
       6. An improved golf-club bag, wherein the improvement comprises: three stacked plates, each having slots, incorporated into the top of said bag such that the centermost plate moves in cooperation with the outermost plates to prevent removal of golf clubs from the bag through engagement with opposite portions of said clubs, said plates further having locking means to lock said clubs within said bag.   
     
     
       7. A device for securing golf clubs, comprising: a plurality of plates, each having a plurality of slots, and at least one plate having locking means, such that one of said plates moves in horizontal linear cooperation with at least one of the other said plates to prevent removal of golf clubs from a golf bag when said device is attached to the top of said bag and said clubs are disposed within said slots, thereby allowing said clubs to be locked in said bag.